Money Weaknesses

Adrasteia01

Hi,

I met up with a friend over Christmas. She had been delayed so I spent over half an hour in Lush waiting for her, looking at different products and buying about 6.

When we talked, I explained how some people drink, some people smoke, but I buy stuff from Lush and the Body Shop. I'm sure I'm not the only one, and I've known people who are reasonably tight with money but who always spend a huge amount on hand bags and accessories.

So I'm wondering - what things do you people refuse to scrimp on, when you're saving money on everything else?

Tamara

webitha

the only thing i can think of that i refuse to buy cheaply is coffee
theres nowt worse than cheap chicory coffee especially when your such a caffeine addict like i am :coffee::coffee::coffee:

MissEyre

Proper coffee
Proper butter
Proper loo roll


Beautiful make up that makes me look like I got a full eight hours sleep last night!

Protogenia

Organic fruit & free range eggs.

Will pay extra for food that is additive free rather than loaded up with artifical colours, flavours & sweetners.

Mascara - cheap crappy ones tend to slide down my face or flake.

MissEyre

And free range eggs! I forgot them. And nice soap, usually from Lush actually. The lavender one is gorgeous!

Scarlett.1974

I've cut back on our spending soooo much over the last few months that there isn't much now that I won't buy the 'cheaper' version of! But the few exceptions are:

Coffee (as mentioned above, there's very little worse than cheap coffee)
Butter (have tried some of the cheaper versions, but nothing beats Clover!)
Diet Cherry Coke (only because I can't actually find a cheaper/own brand version!)
Make-Up - I'd rather buy only 1 decent item every couple of months when I actually need it than 3/4 cheap bits of rubbish every month.

Broken_hearted

Tea, coffee, soap, toothpaste,perfume, chocolate yep I'm hopeless.

spud30

Baked beans, coffee, tea bags and loo roll.

I'm sure there will be other things too :rolleyes:

Prudent

Fairtrade products. I try and buy organic when the budget allows.

splishsplash

I pay an exorbitant amount on my brand of toothpaste, and a completely ridiculous amount on my perfume. The perfume I buy once a year (in the sales, still ludicrously expensive), and once it's gone, it's gone for the year. The toothpaste I can justify, being a smoker and an avid coffee drinker (and yes, I'm with the others, can't have cheap coffee, but that's a necessity, not a luxury, in my book!).

MissEyre

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Thanks, you've made me feel like a bit less of a princess-I am quite funny about my coffee....

What fancy toothpaste do you use?